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A Documentary is Just a Feature Film In Disguise: An Interview with Werner Herzog
14 December 2009 11:15 PM, PST | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
Above: Werner Herzog looks into the camera's mouth of madness while Nicholas Cage contemplates insanity on the set of The Bad Lieutenant.
Around the time Tom Waits simultaneously released his albums Alice and Blood Money, he was regularly asked why he was putting out two titles at once? His common reply: “If yer gonna fire up the griddle, you might as well make more than one pancake.”
Werner Herzog seems to have taken a cue from Waits (it’s not hard to imagine the two getting along) with the release of his first two productions in the United States since 1978’s Stroszek. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, a madman’s delusional romp and bayou fever-dream that revolves, reeling, around Nicolas Cage’s highly entertaining—even genius—performance, came out last month. It was followed yesterday by the release of My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, »
Party with the Devil on Fangoria Radio
11 December 2009 12:35 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
This evening, Fangoria Radio invites you to a party at the House Of The Devil! On tonight’s show (heard live every Friday on Sirius Xm Stars satellite radio, Sirius channel 108/Xm channel 139, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Est, with a repeat broadcast immediately following), hosted by Debbie Rochon, Fango editor Tony Timpone and special guest/co-host Larry Fessenden, we’ll give you the lowdown on plenty of horror that should be on your radar:
Wrestler Brimstone and producer Sean Pomper give us a little insight into their upcoming flick Killer Hoo Ha. Ti West, director of one of 2009’s most loved horror flicks, The House Of The Devil, talks conjuring up the dark lord and maybe a little on what we can expect from The Haunting In Georgia. He ran with the wolves in The Twilight Saga: New Moon and will again in the upcoming Eclipse, hunky actor »
- no-reply@fangoria.com ( Sam Zimmerman)
What Has Werner Herzog Done Now?
10 December 2009 5:26 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
It seems like Werner Herzog never sleeps. The 67-year-old Bavarian buccaneer of cinema astounded hungry-eyed cinephiles back in 2005 when he had four documentary features in theaters ("The White Diamond," "Wheel of Time," the decade best "Grizzly Man" and the sci-fi quasi doc "Wild Blue Yonder"). This fall, Herzog's again kept our senses busy with back-to-back narratives: first up was "The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," a hilariously addled live-action Nicolas Cage cartoon destined for the cult classics shelf.
Equally nervy is "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done," which Herzog himself has called "a horror film without the blood, chainsaws and gore." Loosely based on the real story of Mark Yavorsky -- a University of San Diego grad student who killed his mother with an antique sword -- this ominous if sensitive portrait of mental illness stars "Revolutionary Road" Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, here renamed Brad McCullum. »
- Aaron Hillis
'The Slammin' Salmon,' 'A Single Man' and 'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?' In This Week's unLimited
8 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
This past weekend, "Up in the Air" made more than $1 million on 15 screens while "Transylmania" took in only $250,000 (roughly) on more than 1,000 screens. So you see, limited release doesn't mean limited box office gross, and it certainly doesn't mean limited appeal. Of course, "Up in the Air" stars George Clooney. This week's three spotlighted films opening in limited release don't have that luxury, yet each has enough appeal to enough of a built-in audience that I won't be surprised to see all of them do relatively well with the screens their given.
What it is: Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directorial debut with "A Single Man," a '60s-set drama in which a college professor (Colin Firth) deals with the death of his boyfriend (Matthew Goode). Julianne Moore and Nicholas Hoult, of "About a Boy," also appear as the man's best friend and student, respectively. Based »
- Christopher Campbell
Full Contact
7 December 2009 9:08 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
This week sees an impressive list of heavy-hitters make a late December showing as Clint Eastwood and Peter Jackson deliver their latest, Werner Herzog assembles the unlikely pairing of Udo Kier and Verne Troyer, and Tom Ford unveils his directorial debut.
Hilary Duff adds the title of executive producer to her résumé by backing the feature debut of veteran music video director Nancy Bardawil. After demonstrating a dark side on "Gossip Girl" this season, Duff continues to shed her good girl image as a rebellious 17-year-old who proves to be too much of a handful for her mother (Melissa Leo) and is sent off to spend the summer on Jersey Shore with her grandparents (Ellen Burstyn and Michael Murphy), to whom she promises she will kill herself by her 18th birthday. In the midst of plotting her suicide, she begins a romance with a troubled short-order cook »
- Neil Pedley
Collider Holiday Giveaway - We Finally Have a New Server! Win Free DVD’s, Blu-rays and Books!
6 December 2009 7:12 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
With the holiday’s fast approaching and everyone struggling to find enough money to buy presents, we’ve come up with a novel way to save money: get free stuff from us! Thanks to a bunch of PR films, I’ve got a huge box filled with DVDs, Blu-rays and books and I’m going to give everything away to our readers. So if you’d like to know what you could win and how to enter, just hit the jump for all the info:
And one bit of news before you click on the jump…if you’re a regular reader of Collider, you’ve probably noticed we’ve had a lot of problems keeping the site online over the past few months. Due to heavy traffic and an old server, the site was crashing almost everyday. But after many weeks of work behind the scenes, we have a »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Directors of the Decade: Lars von Trier
27 November 2009 3:39 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Robert here, continuing my series of the directors that shaped the past 10 years. I know I promised another Pixar guy last week and we’ll get to him soon. But since everyone just finished celebrating the ultimate American holiday, I thought I’d appropriately take a look at one of the country’s greatest cinematic cheerleaders. A man who has never been to America but makes so many films about it, it's obvious he really loves the place. Lars von Trier
Number of Films: Six (or Five and a half, considering a co-director credit)
Modern Masterpieces: Probably none. I feel like I’ve been overly generous with this term since I denied it to Scorsese back in entry #1. Still the film that comes closest is Dogville
Total Disasters: No total disasters but several partial ones.
Better than you remember: None. Actually all of Von Trier’s films this decade have been pretty accurately received. »
- Robert
Contest: Win the Brand New Far Cry on DVD
22 November 2009 7:21 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Far Cry will be released on DVD on November 24 and you know we have to celebrate the latest flim from director Uwe Boll. We have a brand new contest running and we're giving away copies of this new DVD to our readers. You know these discs will go fast, so be sure to enter this contest today.
Winners Receive:
- Far Cry DVD
to enter this big contest today.
Jack Carver (Til Schweiger), a retired special forces officer, escorts star journalist, Valerie (Emmannuelle Vaugier), on the trail of a story on a mysterious island off the Pacific Northwest. Upon docking, they are attacked and pursued by a squad of mercenaries employed by scientist, Dr. Krieger (Udo Kier). In their attempt to escape, they uncover Dr. Krieger's secret lab and unleash the genetically engineered beasts that he's created.
Special Features:
- Behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film
- CGI »
Caption This: Win Uwe Boll’s Far Cry on DVD!
21 November 2009 12:04 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Would you like to pay for another Uwe Boll video game adaptation on DVD? We didn't think so. How about we give you the DVD for the low-low price of entertaining us with a photo caption? Yeah, that's more like it. On November 24, Vivendi Entertainment will release Far Cry on DVD. And we're giving you a chance to win a copy for free. All you have to do is think of a fun caption for the image above and write it into the comment section below. There are other rules: (a) you must be 18 or older, (b) you must be a legal resident of the United States or Canada and (c) you must provide your email address in the comment form below (please don't leave it in the actual comment, that's not safe). Ten (10) winners will be selected on Monday, November 30, 2009 and contacted shortly thereafter. Good luck. About Far Cry Til Schwiger (Inglourious Basterds), Udo Kier (Grindhouse »
- Neil Miller
Fatih Akin Finds His Comic Timing With Soul Kitchen
19 November 2009 7:56 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Turko-German director Fatih Akin must surely be one of the most diverse talents currently working in Germany. He blew our minds with the hard edged, cathartic drama of Head On before moving on to the fabulous music doc Crossing the Bridge and now returns to the kind of light comedy where he began his career with Soul Kitchen. Find me another director with three more different films packed so tightly into their resume and I'll eat my shirt. Here's how the Toronto International Film Festival described Akin's latest when it screened there:
Zinos Kazantzakis (Adam Bousdoukos) runs Soul Kitchen, a vast warehouse diner where the food might be spectacularly bad, but it's edible. Regulars show up every day to chow down on bland lumps of carbs washed down by cheap beer. Beats sitting at home.
Zinos seems to have a knack for bad luck, but he's used to it. His »
Trailer For Uwe Boll's Far Cry Crashes And Burns
18 November 2009 1:05 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
What do I say about the filmmaker who's known to stir controversy, has a 0% on the Tomatometer and is the target of an online petition with over 300,000 signatures demanding he stop making movies? How about .ugh?. It.s with great sadness that I report another Uwe Boll travesty is heading our way. Far Cry is based on the popular first-person shooter videogames featuring an ex-u.S. Special Forces operative named Jack Carver (Til Schwiger). While escorting a female journalist (Emmanuelle Vaugier) to a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest, they.re ambushed and hunted down by a gang under the leadership of scientist, Dr. Krieger (Udo Kier). While on the run, they find and unleash Dr. Krieger.s genetically engineered beasts. Can I say it again? Ugh. Not even Inglourious Basterds. badass Schwiger can make this one look remotely interesting. I know coming up with meaningful dialogue is a stretch »
Far Cry Trailer
18 November 2009 12:28 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
I’m convinced that Uwe Boll will soon create a movie so bad that it will be like an unintentional Springtime for Hitler in real life. Unfortunately, Far Cry doesn’t look like that kind of movie. Instead, it looks far too generic. Uwe Boll must have really mailed this effort in, when he could have created a truly awful film. Far Cry is based on the videogame of the same name about, well, blowing stuff up. That’s all the impetus necessary for playing a videogame but not, I feel, for watching a movie. I believe that the film has already been released in Germany, but it’s coming out on DVD in the Us on November 24th. It stars Til Schweiger, Emmanuelle Vaugier, and Udo Kier. Read Todd’s review of “Far Cry” — Nix »
- Jacob
Uwe Boll’s Far Cry Trailer: A Return to Form for Dr. Boll
18 November 2009 8:09 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
After seeing his latest film Rampage at Fantastic Fest just last month, we thought we'd seen a turning point for director Uwe Boll. Finally, the man had delivered a gritty, intense action movie that rose above his usual bit of schlock. For once, he had delivered something worth talking about in a positive way -- worth recommending to friends and countrymen. It had me excited to see where he would go next in his always-busy schedule of film releases. Which brings us to Far Cry, yet another adaptation of a popular video game. Like Boll's previous adaptations of games such as Bloodrayne, House of the Dead, Dungeon Siege and Postal, Far Cry appears to be a mess of the highest order. At least, that's what I've gathered from this first teaser trailer, which comes courtesy of IGN. Since his role in Inglourious Basterds, I've thought Til Schwiger to be one of the more badass actors in Hollywood »
- Neil Miller
Zombie Talks Werewolf Women of the SS Film
18 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Can't say we're surprised by this. Of the faux trailers presented in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse , three were being thought of as feature-length films: Machete (now in production), Thanksgiving (in development with Eli Roth) and Rob Zombie's Werewolf Women of the SS which featured the likes of Nicolas Cage, Udo Kier, Sybil Danning, Sheri Moon Zombie and Bill Moseley. Well, you can scratch that last title off the list. A Shock reader sent in the following: "Went to Akron, Ohio last night to catch Rob Zombie on his Hellbilly Deluxe 2 tour," says our tipster "SapGoblin." "He's apparently got a new song titled Werewolf Women of the SS and to introduce it, he addressed the movie itself as something that 'the powers »
Uwe Boll's 'Far Cry' - His best film? See the trailer for the actioner with Til Schweiger.
17 November 2009 11:33 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
See the trailer for "Far Cry," starring Til Schwiger, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Natalie Aveon, Michael Paré, Craig Fairbrass, Udo Kier, Mike Dopud, Carrie Genzel, Anthony Bourdain, Ralf Moeller, Michael Teigen, D. Harlan Cutshall and Scott Cooper. Uwe Boll ("Bloodrayne," "In the Name of the King," "Alone in the Dark," "Postal") directs from the writing by Masaji Takei, Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch. This sees DVD release via Vivendi Entertainment on November 24th and, in my opinion, looks way better than the rest of Boll's work. »
Probably A Far Cry From Being Any Good, But Here's The Trailer Anyway
17 November 2009 10:11 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
One thing about Uwe Boll, you don't like his movies? He don't give a damn. Know what his attitude is? Don't watch them. And I agree with him. If you think he sucks, then stop giving him money. Unfortunately for Uwe, so far it seems to be working. His latest video game movie FarCry, isn't getting the theatrical treatment. Instead it's going straight to DVD on November 24th. Jack Carver (Schweiger), a retired special forces officer, escorts star journalist, Valerie (Vaugier), on the trail of a story on a mysterious island off the Pacific Northwest. Upon docking, they are attacked and pursued by a squad of mercenaries employed by scientist, Dr. Krieger (Udo Kier). In their attempt to escape, they uncover Dr. Krieger’s secret lab and unleash the genetically engineered beasts that he’s created. The acting looks horrible, the special effects amatuerish, the fight scenes unfollowable and the explosions generic. »
Uwe Boll’s Far Cry Movie Trailer
17 November 2009 7:00 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Director Uwe Boll, who is famous for ruining the big screen adaptations of popular video games like Bloodrayne, House of the Dead, Dungeon Siege and Postal, is back again with yet-another- video game adaptation - Far Cry. Based on the best-selling videogame franchise that sold over 3 million copies, Director Uwe Boll (In the Name of the King, Bloodrayne) unleashes his latest non-stop action thriller Far Cry on DVD November 24 from Vivendi Entertainment. Til Schwiger (Inglourious Basterds), Udo Kier (Grindhouse), and Emmanuelle Vaugier (Saw IV) star in the action-packed story of a reporter who investigates the deaths of mercenaries on an island off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Jack Carver (Schweiger), a retired special forces officer, escorts star journalist, Valerie (Vaugier), on the trail of a story on a mysterious island off the Pacific Northwest. Upon docking, they are attacked and pursued by a squad of mercenaries »
- Peter Sciretta
Birthday Suits: Hamlets & Hydes
13 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Today's Cinematic Birthdays 11/131312 Edward III (of Windsor), not the gay one who gets more cinematic treatment (including Derek Jarman's fascinating take), but his son. This is the one Shakespeare wrote a play about and the one who Mel Gibson implied to be the bastard son of Braveheart William Wallace, thereby giving the finger to history unless Wallace's sperm could survive years past his death. That Gibson's sperm could magically endure beyond the grave is far more likely. He already has eight children.1833 Edwin Thomas Booth, famous influential thespian and the 19th century's most prominent Hamlet. He's been portrayed onscreen and stage by famous thespians like Richard Burton and Frank Langella, usually in stories connected to his estranged brother's assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Will someone play him in the Spielberg helmed Lincoln film?
Oskar, Steve and Whoopi
1897 Gertrude Omstead, one of many silent film actresses who moved on once sound hit the movies. »
- NATHANIEL R
Afm Wrap-Up! The Sights! The Sounds! The Scares!
12 November 2009 3:08 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Horror has always dominated the American Film Market and 2009 was no exception. And while there was a considerable shortage of titles this year, the overall quality was a huge step up from previous AFMs. I guess there’s something to be said for the lack of over-saturation.
The Dread Central crew was on hand through most of the week and caught several great screenings. Special thanks to all the exhibitors who let us see their latest offerings ...
The sixth entry in George A. Romero’s zombie series needs no introduction. But Voltage Pictures remains the least friendly exhibitor at Afm, shunning the very same genre press that has put them on the map. Despite Dread Central’s unwavering devotion to Romero and the fact that our own Uncle Creepy plays a member of the living dead, they were determined to keep us out of the screening. »
- Andrew Kasch
Pat Seals of Flyleaf Shares His Top Ten Horror Films
9 November 2009 10:24 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
As we've mentioned previously, November 10th is the release date of the band Flyleaf's new CD, entitled Memento Mori, and to help celebrate the occasion, their bass player, Pat Seals, has taken time out of his hectic schedule to prepare for Dread Central readers a list of his Top Ten favorite horror films.
Nothing relieves the stress of the holidays -- or anything really -- like a good horror flick, and Pat certainly has prepared an eclectic catalog that shows he knows his shit about our genre.
Without further ado, here's Pat's list (click each image to see the full poster):
1. The Addiction (1995) - Dir. Abel Ferrara, Starring Lili Taylor
This is my favorite vampire movie. It is the best. The best. Morality and the darkness of human nature are the focus, and Lili Taylor's performance is brutal. Plus, Christopher Walken waltzes in for a philosophical cameo. The »
- The Woman In Black
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